How to Say “Good to see you” in Chinese
Greetings and politeness · HSK 2
"Good to see you" in Chinese is 见到你真好 (Jiàn dào nǐ zhēn hǎo). Chinese doesn't distinguish as sharply between 'nice to meet you' and 'good to see you' as English does; 很高兴见到你 covers both a first meeting and running into a friend. To specifically convey 'it's been a while and I'm happy to see you again,' native speakers say 好久不见 (long time no see; yes, this Chinese phrase really is the origin of that English expression) or 见到你真好.
Primary translation
见到你真好
Jiàn dào nǐ zhēn hǎo
Traditional: 見到你真好
Variants by register
Formal
很高兴见到您
Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nín
Casual
见到你真好
Jiàn dào nǐ zhēn hǎo
When to use it
Chinese doesn't distinguish as sharply between 'nice to meet you' and 'good to see you' as English does; 很高兴见到你 covers both a first meeting and running into a friend. To specifically convey 'it's been a while and I'm happy to see you again,' native speakers say 好久不见 (long time no see; yes, this Chinese phrase really is the origin of that English expression) or 见到你真好. Use 您 (nín) instead of 你 when greeting elders, clients, or your Chinese in-laws. The verb 见 means 'to see/meet' and pairs with the result complement 到 to mean 'successfully saw.'
Example sentences
好久不见，见到你真好！
Hǎojiǔ bújiàn, jiàn dào nǐ zhēn hǎo!
Long time no see, it's so good to see you!
王总，很高兴见到您。
Wáng zǒng, hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nín.
Director Wang, it's a pleasure to see you.
没想到在这儿见到你，太开心了。
Méi xiǎngdào zài zhèr jiàn dào nǐ, tài kāixīn le.
I didn't expect to see you here; I'm so happy!